Ohio Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ fourth set of state legislative maps

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In a Thursday decision, the court gave the Ohio Redistricting Commission until May 6 to draw a new plan.

Phillip Strach, a North Carolina lawyer representing Ohio's Republican legislative leaders, defends Ohio's state legislative maps in a Dec. 8, 2021 hearing before the Ohio Supreme Court. The court ended up rejecting the maps, and on Thursday, did so again for the third time. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a fourth set of state legislative maps, giving the Republican-controlled Ohio Redistricting Commission until May 6 to come with new ones.

In a 4-3 decision issued Thursday, in which Republican Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor once again joined the court’s three Democrats, the court ruled that Republicans on the commission violated Ohio’s new redistricting rules by drawing maps that benefitted them..

 

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They’ll mess that one up to. STOP GIVING THEM EXTRA TIME TO TURN IN THE ASSIGNMENT. FAIL THEM.

So an additional primary in Ohio will cost tax payers 20 million. Just lovely what the Republicans are doing, just lovely. 👏👏🇺🇦🇺🇦

The independents already provided a map. Should be done by monday if they used what they paid the commission for. The court is giving them more time not for fair maps, but for maps that are less rigged.

The party in Ohio that supports and protects pedophiles is upset that their scam voting map was rejected.

And the Republicans again succeeded in delaying compliance with a court order

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